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[Mark Lee <mark.lee.phd@gmail.com>]

I have seedlings of Timm & Success, and they are flavorful and productive
for me. We had lots of rain this spring, the wettest March on record this
year. The Juneberries are suffereing from rust. The seedlings of Timm &
Success have been hit hard by this fungus. Fruit production will be down
due to the bright orange rust that deforms the berries.
-Mark Lee, Seattle, starting to pick strawberries now


On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 6:42 PM, Idell Weydemeyer 
<iwgarden@earthlink.net>wrote:

> Timm & success from Bear Creek does very well for me too--as does Jennybel.
>
> idell zone 9A
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dr.
> Lucky
> Pittman
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 2:48 PM
> To: 'nafex mailing list at ibiblio'
> Subject: Re: [nafex] juneberries
>
> A little experience here, as well, though not on Murph's scale...
> Purchased single tissue-cultured plants of several A.alnifolia selections
> 16-20 years ago.  Most are still here, but struggling, have never fruited
> very well.
> Same for the "Jennybelle" A. obovalis selection -  has struggled, and is
> constantly beset with leaf spot. Minimal fruit production.
>
> Best producers have been some tiny little row-run seedlings of Timm &
> Success, and unnamed A.x grandiflora seedlings purchased for next to
> nothing
> from the defunct Bear Creek Nursery.  These fruit abundantly, and have had
> minimal disease/pest issues.
> Sometimes you do get more than you bargained for.
>
> Lucky Pittman
> Hopkinsville, KY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 3:53 PM
> To: nafex
> Subject: [nafex] juneberries
>
> Juneberries, Service berries, Saskatoons, Shadbush, Shadblow, etc......
>
> I have a lot of experience with Amelanchier Alnifolia. 'Amelanchier' is
> Gaul
> language for tiny apple, and Alnifolia means 'leaves like an Alder'. The
> resident expert, in North America is Dr. Richard St. Pierre at the U. of
> Saskatchewan. I bought his book years ago before it became free on line.
>              The biggest mistake I made was to buy 1000 plants before
> testing them in zone 4 Maine. Most struggled; some died. There is too much
> to tell in this email..... My advice is to buy 3 plants each of the
> cultivars that you fancy. Grow them out, and eat the fruit. THEN decide if
> you need 1000 of them. BTW, they are very easy to grow from root cuttings
> or
> seeds. I did a bunch!
>               One other interesting factoid; Amelanchier Alnifolia seeds
> are
> actually edible! That's why the indians used them for pemmican. The
> nutritional info for this fruit contains a significant amount of protein.
> Chew the seeds. Not sure if A. Canadensis has this feature.
>
> It's beer o'clock.
> Bye
> Murph
>
>
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